"Criminal Ao Lie, do you know your mistake!?"
A shout resounded through the sky in front of the Northern Heavenly Gate.
Thousands of Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals stood in an orderly manner. The leader of the Immortal Official was waving a staff with a spiral engraved on it. Beside him was a middle-aged man with dragon horns.
"It's just a pearl. I didn't mean to destroy it, but you reported me to the Heavenly Court! I don't want you as a father! "
In the middle of the two towering pillars, there was a white dragon bound by chains. It let out an unwilling dragon roar.
"Unrepentant! Four Seas Starlord, please punish this unfilial son! "The West Sea Dragon King had a fierce expression.
The Four Seas Starlord shook his head and waved the staff in his hand. This time, it was accompanied by lightning and a monstrous aura.
"Let's stop here."
However, just as the spiral staff was about to land on the white dragon's body, an indifferent voice floated in the air.
Following that, the void rippled and a figure walked out.
"Who are you!? How dare you interfere in my family's matters!?! "
The West Sea Dragon King rebuked angrily when he saw who it was. He had stayed in the deep sea all year round and had never seen Chu Bei.
Unlike the West Sea Dragon King, the Four Seas Starlord and the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals were stunned when they saw Chu Bei's appearance. Then, their bodies trembled inexplicably, and fear appeared on their faces.
"Lord Starlord, what's wrong? Could it be that this person has some background? "
Sensing the Four Seas Starlord's expression, the West Sea Dragon King seemed to realize something. He looked at Chu Bei again with a solemn expression.
"Lord, why … why are you here …"
The Four Seas Starlord looked at Chu Bei respectfully. His trembling voice was filled with nervousness. The staff in his hand disappeared.
Back then, he had witnessed the entire process when the other party attacked the Heavenly Court. Perfected Taiyi, who had been killed, was his Uncle-Master!
"I'm here for him."
Chu Bei pointed at Ao Lie and shot out a ray of light from his fingertip.
Immediately, there was a loud bang. The two pillars and the chains binding Ao Lie turned into powder at the same time and dissipated into the void.
"This …"
Looking at the scene before him, the Dragon King of the West Sea was horrified. That was an Immortal-binding Chain that could restrain a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal. Yet, it had turned into ashes with just a tap of the other party's finger.
"Thank you for saving me!"
The white dragon roared and flew in front of Chu Bei. It transformed into the appearance of a young man with gratitude in its eyes. "May I know who you are?"
"You can call me Boss Chu now, but you'll have to change that soon." Chu Bei's voice was calm.
"Boss Chu?"
"You're the owner of the All Heavens shop!"
Upon hearing Chu Bei's words, both the West Sea Dragon King and Ao Lie were stunned. Their pupils dilated rapidly as if they had been struck by the nine heavens' lightning tribulation. Their expressions were numb.
Although they had never met the owner of the All Heavens Shop, his name had resounded throughout the Human World and the Immortal World 300 years ago!
A supreme being who had defeated the Jade Emperor!
Gulp!
The West Sea Dragon King hurriedly took two steps back. Recalling his previous attitude, his face turned ghastly pale. There was no trace of blood left in his eyes. There was only fear left in his eyes.
"Ao Lie, I want to take you as my disciple. What do you think?" Chu Bei ignored the trembling West Sea Dragon King. His eyes fell on Ao Lie as he went straight to the point.
"I'm willing! I'm willing! Master, please accept me as your disciple! "
Ao Lie was stunned at first. When he came to his senses, he was wild with joy. He nodded repeatedly and knelt down to pay his respects.
He had never dreamed that such a good thing would happen to him. He had actually become the personal disciple of the owner of the All Heavens shop!
"Then follow me." Chu Bei waved his hand and left with Ao Lie.
Looking in the direction where Chu Bei had disappeared, the Four Seas Star Lord and the Celestial Soldiers and Celestial Generals recovered from their daze.
After a long while, the Four Seas Star Lord ordered the Celestial Soldiers and Celestial Generals behind him, "Hurry … Hurry up and spread the news. The owner of the All Heavens shop who had disappeared for 300 years has returned!"
After taking Ao Lie in, Chu Bei immediately signed a contract with him. From then on, he had another use of Xiao Hei's power!
— —
Penglai, Green Touring Palace.
This was the headquarters of the Jie Sect and also the residence of the Tongtian Sect Leader.
The so-called Green Touring Palace was not built on the ground. Instead, it floated in the sky.
It was not just a simple palace, but a huge city.
It was like a small world of its own. Although it was just above Penglai, it seemed to be separated by tens of thousands of galaxies.
There was only one way for ordinary people to enter the Green Touring Palace. That was through the Immortal Teleportation Formation in Penglai.
Looking up, the Green Touring Palace was surrounded by the shadows of True Dragons, Divine Phoenixes, Black Tortoises, Qilins, Heavenly Cranes, and other divine beasts. Countless stars floated up and down.
Due to the Dao Discussion Conference, people were everywhere in the Green Touring Palace. However, among these people, the ones with the lowest cultivation level were Itinerant Immortals.
The most crowded place was the Green Touring Square in the center of the city.
That was because this was the place for the Dao Discussion. Although the process of the Dao Discussion would be projected to every corner of the Green Touring Palace, this did not affect the Immortals' pursuit of the Green Touring Square. Who did not want to experience the big shots who were preaching the Dao up close?
This was the third day of the Dao Discussion Conference. Compared to the previous two days, the Dao Discussion Conference today was several times livelier.
Unlike the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals preaching the Dao two days ago, today, the Gautama Buddha, Patriarch Bodhi, the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord, the Tongtian Sect Leader, and the Jade Emperor, the five supreme existences of the current era, would all appear.
"This is my first time at the Dao Discussion Conference. I'm extremely excited when I think about being able to see those legendary existences!"
"Yes, if I can really comprehend something from the preaching of these Zenith Heaven Primordial Chaos Immortals, that would be really amazing. It would be of great help to my future cultivation!"
"It's a pity that one person is missing. If that person was also here, this Dao Discussion Conference would be perfect."
"If I'm not wrong, you should be talking about the owner of the All-Heavens Shop who disappeared for three hundred years, right?"
"Apart from him, who else can be mentioned in the same breath as those people?"
"When will the Dao Discussion Conference begin today? I can't wait! "
…
The Green Touring Square was packed to the brim. Countless people could only stand. If it were not for the prohibition of flying, the sky would have been filled with figures, a dark mass of people.
Rumble!
Just as the immortals in the square were waiting bitterly and discussing incessantly, a huge round platform fell from the top of the Green Touring Square's center.
It was unknown what material this round platform was made of, but it emitted a nine-colored demonic light. One could vaguely see the formation flowing within.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
As the round platform fell, six exquisite and luxurious chairs in the sky swept out from the gap in space and landed heavily on the round platform.
The six chairs were distributed in a ring. Due to its special layout, there was no so-called primary or secondary distinction.
"As the host, I welcome all of you."
Suddenly, a ray of divine light whistled over the immortals' heads and landed on one of the chairs on the round platform.
It was a middle-aged man in a long black robe. His body was faintly shrouded in black energy, and his every movement released a supreme might. He gave off the feeling of a superior being.
"Master, are you going to participate in the Dao Discussion Conference?"
On the other side, above Penglai, Ao Lie looked at Chu Bei and asked tentatively. Clearly, he had some understanding of the Dao Discussion Conference.
"There's no hurry for the conference."
Chu Bei glanced at Ao Lie, then at the fifth red dot marked on the system's map. "I'm going to take in another disciple."
As soon as his voice fell, Chu Bei led Ao Lie through millions of galaxies and appeared in the distant sky, in a huge city surrounded by endless stars.
At the same time, in a seven-story pavilion in the Green Touring Palace.
Unlike the other six floors, the top floor was enveloped in a dazzling and majestic golden light, as if completely isolated from the outside world.
At this moment, shrill and painful roars were echoing in the pavilion on the seventh floor, as if someone was suffering unbearable torture.
Looking over, one could see a huge eight-trigram pill furnace floating in the room. The furnace had eight corners, and each corner was engraved with different divine beast patterns. Buddhist scriptures could be faintly seen embellishing it, emitting dazzling golden light.
The mournful wails came from the cauldron. This cauldron was not refining pills, but a living person.
It was a handsome man. His entire body was bound by strange runes, and nine different kinds of flames continued to burn his body.
His struggling body and twisted expression could even be vaguely seen that his primordial spirit was slowly leaving his body.
"What do you think Golden Cicada did wrong? Buddha actually punishes him like this!"
"This has nothing to do with us. Don't ask too much. Just do what Buddha told us."
"Amitabha!"
...
Around the furnace, eighteen arhats stood in an orderly manner, each in a direction, and poured all their immortal power into the furnace.
"Ah!"
"Master, why are you treating me so cruelly!
"Do you want your disciple to become someone else's furnace?
"You want to refine my primordial spirit and leave behind a body? Don't even think about it!"
...
Golden Cicada roared in the furnace, his voice filled with indignation, and his eyes were faintly filled with hatred.
In the end, Golden Cicada seemed to have made a painful decision, and actually absorbed the nine-colored flames in the furnace into his body.
In an instant, his body and primordial spirit swelled at the same time.
"Oh no, he's going to self-destruct!"
"Stop him! Buddha repeatedly instructed us to only refine his primordial spirit and not hurt his body! "
"No! It's too late! "
The eighteen arhats sensed the abnormality in the furnace, and their expressions changed abruptly. They hurriedly changed the seals in their hands, and their expressions became more and more panicked.
"Even if I can never be reincarnated, I will never become someone else's furnace!" Golden Cicada's resentful and indignant voice floated in the jade pavilion.
However, just as his body and primordial spirit were on the verge of collapse, an external force suppressed them.
"Suppressed … suppressed!"
"Great! Who is it that helped us?! "
Golden Cicada's self-destruction was stopped, and the eighteen arhats immediately revealed looks of joy. They hurriedly placed layers of seals on the furnace.
"It's out of control. What … what's going on?"
However, in the next moment, the eighteen arhats' expressions changed again, and their faces were filled with shock. They suddenly realized that their connection with the furnace had been severed.
At this moment, Golden Cicada in the furnace also revealed a look of disbelief. Although his self-detonation had been suppressed, the seal that had originally been placed on him by the Gautama Buddha had also disappeared.
"Who is it?!"
With a loud bang, the cauldron exploded, and Golden Cicada flew out from within. Then, he released his divine sense and scanned the surroundings.
"Why do you want to die? Why don't you become my disciple? With me, you will comprehend the true mysteries of Buddhism in another way. "A smiling voice rang out in the jade pavilion, and two figures walked out of the void ripples in the room.
"You are?"
Golden Cicada frowned slightly and sized up Chu Bei warily. In this world, there were only a few people who could casually break Gautama Buddha's seal!
"Take him down!"
Seeing the newcomers, the eighteen arhats shouted and burst out with majestic immortal power at the same time. However, just as they attacked, their bodies were inexplicably sent flying backward with a boom, as if they had been severely injured by an invisible force. They immediately spat out blood and could not move.
"Who? Who are you?!"
The eighteen arhats' faces turned pale, and they collapsed to the ground. After looking at each other, their eyes fell on Chu Bei again, and there was some fear between their brows.
Chu Bei did not even look at the eighteen arhats. He said to Golden Cicada, "I am the owner of the All-Heavens Shop. I happened to come here and feel that we are fated to meet. If you become my disciple, I will give you the inheritance of the All-Heavens Shop. "
With Chu Bei's current cultivation, he had naturally used Xiao Hei's power.
While this made Chu Bei feel that the system was human-like, there were two options when borrowing Xiao Hei's power. The first option was to be one level higher than the current enemy, and the second option was to maintain the power of borrowing Xiao Hei's power from the previous time.
In the current situation, between these two choices, Chu Bei naturally chose the latter. He would maintain the power of Xiao Hei that he had used in the Heavenly Court three hundred years ago, which was the peak of the ninth tier of Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal!
Chu Bei looked calmly at Golden Cicada. As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his right hand, and a ring that emitted a purple light appeared in his palm.
"The owner of the All-Heavens Shop!"
Hearing Chu Bei say the name, the eighteen arhats and Golden Cicada trembled at the same time. Clearly, this name was well-known even in Western Buddhism and had a great reputation.
Golden Cicada soon felt relieved. Other than those supreme existences who had already gone to discuss the Dao, only the owner of the All-Heavens Shop, who had disappeared for three hundred years, could casually break the Buddha's seal.
"This ring is the inheritance of the All-Heavens Shop?"
Golden Cicada's gaze was fixed on the proxy ring, and his eyes were filled with confusion and curiosity.
"Use your blood to form a contract with it, and you will naturally understand what I mean. However, after obtaining this ring, you will be a member of the All-Heavens Shop and will no longer have anything to do with Buddhism. "Chu Bei toyed with the proxy ring and smiled at Golden Cicada.
"Tathagata wants to refine me as a cauldron, and our relationship as master and disciple is over. As long as I can pursue the Dao of Buddhism, it doesn't matter if I am no longer in Buddhism. "
Golden Cicada muttered to himself, then fell to his knees before Chu Bei. "Master, please accept this disciple's kowtow!"
"The choice you made this time will allow you to go further in the path of the Buddha Dao."
With a smile on his face, Chu Bei waved his right hand, and the proxy ring floated to Golden Cicada.
Golden Cicada didn't hesitate and immediately did as Chu Bei said. After all, if the other party wanted to harm him, why would he save him?
[Host has successfully signed a contract with Golden Cicada.]
[You have obtained the right to use Xiao Hei's power once.]
[Level One Proxy Gift Pack issued.]
The system's voice rang out in Chu Bei's mind.
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